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Citizens Quotes by Plato
- The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all…
- To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens,…
- When the citizens of a society can see and hear their leaders, then that society should be seen as one.
- Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.
- And once we have given our community a good start,' I pointed out, ' the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of…
- My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are…
- And is it not true that in like manner a leader of the people who, getting control of a docile mob, does not withhold his…
- And a democracy, I suppose, comes into being when the poor, winning the victory, put to death some of the other party, drive out others,…
- That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful…
- This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.
- By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him…
- There should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor again excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil.
- He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to…
- A democracy is a state in which the poor, gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among the…
- Each citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts.
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- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or… — Chinua Achebe
- I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see… — David Attenborough
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet
- I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a… — Michele Bachmann
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- If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon
- My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive… — Alvin Adams
- As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have… — David Baldacci